Dr. Stephen Brock

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Professor Brock teaches medieval philosophy at the University of Chicago and has been a visiting faculty member since 2017. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 1988. His research primarily focuses on the thought of Thomas Aquinas, covering areas such as ethics, action theory, metaphysics, and occasional ventures into theology. Throughout his career, Brock has held visiting positions at notable institutions, including the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and the Catholic University of America in 1999. He has published several significant works, including 'Action & Conduct: Thomas Aquinas Theory of Action' and 'Light Binds: Study in Thomas Aquinas's Metaphysics of Natural Law.' His teaching involves key topics in Aquinas's philosophy, including justice, moral action, and metaphysics, providing students a thorough understanding of these fundamental concepts.

Research Interests

Courses

PHIL 25102 Aquinas Justice PHIL 20002 Thomas Aquinas’s Metaphysics Morals: Goodness Badness Human Actions PHIL 20004 Aristotle’s Physics Aquinas’s Commentary PHIL 21723/31723 Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas PHIL 20005 Thomas Aquinas’s Philosophy Love PHIL 20098/30098 Medieval Metaphysics: Universals PHIL 25101/35101 Aristotle’s De Anima Aquinas’s Commentary

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Department of Philosophy